Obama's campaign manager fears Jon Huntsman the most in 2012

[dbackjon]

SALT LAKE CITY - (ABC 4 News) - There is one republican presidential candidate that President Barack Obama's campaign manager fears the most in 2012...and his name is Jon Huntsman Jr.

This week for Governor Huntsman, good things are coming in threes.

Not just the fear from the Obama campaign, but also an important phone call and a weekend spent testing the waters in a key primary state.

While no republican presidential candidate yet makes Obama's team "shake in {their} shoes...," President Obama’s campaign manager, David Plouffe, now says Governor Jon Huntsman makes him, a "wee bit queasy...I think he's really out there speaking a lot of truth about the direction of the party."

To which Kirk Jowers of the University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute of Politics says, "Huntsman has positioned himself in a great place right now because he is the only presidential candidate really running in the middle right now."
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[AZGrizFan]

Ain't no way a UTAH governor wins the presidency.

[Ivytalk]

Ain't no way a UTAH governor wins the presidency.

Roger that. He'll end up splitting the Mormon vote with Romney.

[dbackjon]

Ain't no way a UTAH governor wins the presidency.

Right, just like there is no way a black man with a muslim-sounding name wins either

[TwinTownBisonFan]

Big fan of David Plouffe (worked with him before)

very bright guy. i wouldn't be surprised if he was saying this to either a) focus attention on him now before any momentum hits him or b) he's not worried about him at all but wants to create the impression that he is...

we call it campaign judo.

[AZGrizFan]

Ain't no way a UTAH governor wins the presidency.

Right, just like there is no way a black man with a muslim-sounding name wins either

As was proven this year....GOP would rather have someone unelectable (Palin) than someone with a brain who happens to come from the mormon background (Romney).

[TwinTownBisonFan]

Right, just like there is no way a black man with a muslim-sounding name wins either

As was proven this year....GOP would rather have someone unelectable (Palin) than someone with a brain who happens to come from the mormon background (Romney).

agreed... romney was doomed from the word go

[AZGrizFan]

As was proven this year....GOP would rather have someone unelectable (Palin) than someone with a brain who happens to come from the mormon background (Romney).

agreed... romney was doomed from the word go

As Huntsman would be.

[Cap'n Cat]

Ain't no way a UTAH governor wins the presidency.

Funny, same thing you said about a black guy from Chicago....

[AZGrizFan]

Ain't no way a UTAH governor wins the presidency.

Funny, same thing you said about a black guy from Chicago....

And ya'll are sorry about THAT now, ain't ya?

[Cap'n Cat]

Funny, same thing you said about a black guy from Chicago....

And ya'll are sorry about THAT now, ain't ya?

Heck, no. I get a tear in my eye every time he confounds Conks - a daily phenomenon!

[TwinTownBisonFan]

And ya'll are sorry about THAT now, ain't ya?

Heck, no. I get a tear in my eye every time he confounds Conks - a daily phenomenon!

qfa.

[AZGrizFan]

And ya'll are sorry about THAT now, ain't ya?

Heck, no. I get a tear in my eye every time he confounds Conks - a daily phenomenon!

He's not confounding conks. He's EXACTLY what we thought he was....a scheister, a snake-oil salesman, a pure Chicago politician.

[TwinTownBisonFan]

Heck, no. I get a tear in my eye every time he confounds Conks - a daily phenomenon!

He's not confounding conks. He's EXACTLY what we thought he was....a scheister, a snake-oil salesman, a pure Chicago politician.

at 65% popularity while the GOP continues to hover at Hugo Chavez levels

[AZGrizFan]

He's not confounding conks. He's EXACTLY what we thought he was....a scheister, a snake-oil salesman, a pure Chicago politician.

at 65% popularity while the GOP continues to hover at Hugo Chavez levels

noted that you didn't deny ANY of the above descriptors.

[UNI88]

He's not confounding conks. He's EXACTLY what we thought he was....a scheister, a snake-oil salesman, a pure Chicago politician.

at 65% popularity while the GOP continues to hover at Hugo Chavez levels

You might be right but I would think that he and his team are more focused on the current situation than they are on 2012. The success or failure of the Obama plan will have a huge impact on the 2010 elections and is much more important than what Rep might or might not run in 2012.

[AZGrizFan]

He's not confounding conks. He's EXACTLY what we thought he was....a scheister, a snake-oil salesman, a pure Chicago politician.

at 65% popularity while the GOP continues to hover at Hugo Chavez levels

....besides, HUGO HIMSELF probably has a 65% popularity rating in your crowd.